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8B Unit 4
Lead-in
01
Which cartoon do you like best?
Garfield
加菲猫
Conan
Micky and Donald
Superman
Watch a video:
What is the video about
Have you ever seen this cartoon
Who is Tom and who is Jerry
Are they friends or enemies
Do you like it Why
Enjoy :Tom and Jerry
Ask and answer questions
Presentation
02
A Read the magazine article and answer the questions below.
1 Who thought of the idea of Tom and Jerry
2 When was the first Tom and Jerry cartoon shown in cinemas
3 How long do most Tom and Jerry cartoons last
4 How many Tom and Jerry cartoons were made in total
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera did.
It was shown in 1940.
They last around seven minutes.
One hundred and fourteen Tom and Jerry cartoons were made in total.
Ask and answer questions
Tom and Jerry
Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse are two of the most popular cartoon characters in the world. In the short cartoons, Tom is always trying to catch Jerry, but he never has any success. Almost every cartoon ends with Tom in trouble and Jerry laughing at him. The stories are full of fun and have a long history.
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera both worked for MGM in the late 1930s. Their boss told them to make funny cartoons. Together they thought of the idea of a cat and a mouse. They thought it would be funny if the mouse was clever and always got the cat into trouble.
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera wanted to make funny
cartoons.
Their boss didn’t like funny cartoons.
They made the mouse clever and got the cat into trouble
because they thought it might make people laugh.
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True or false
The first Tom and Jerry cartoon was shown in cinemas in 1940. It was a great success. Over the next 17 years, they made many Tom and Jerry cartoons. Most of them are around seven minutes long.
In total, Hanna and Barbera made 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons. The cartoons were so good that they won a number of awards. The famous cat and mouse remain popular today, as the cartoons are still shown on television around the world.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3-4
the makers of the cartoons
the characters and plot of the cartoons
the cartoons’ success and the awards they have received
Match the paragraphs with the information according to the article.
Name
Characters
Makers
Company
First shown
The length of each cartoon
The total number
Read the article again and fill in the blanks.
A cat named Tom, a mouse named Jerry
William Hanna, Joseph Barbers
MGM
In 1940
Tom and Jerry
114
Around seven minutes
What are Tom and Jerry
What is Tom always doing
Does Tom ever catch Jerry
What always happens at the end of almost every cartoon
Tom is always trying to catch Jerry.
No, he doesn’t.
At the end of almost every cartoon, Tom is in trouble and Jerry is laughing at him.
Tom is a cat and Jerry is a mouse.
Ask and answer questions
Culture corner
03
Watch a video:
Read the passage on page 62 and answer the questions.
Culture corner
When was Havoc in Heaven created
Who created it
Who is the main character of the story
How were the pictures drawn, by hand or by computer
Where are some of the sound effects from
In the 1960s.
The Wan brothers.
The Monkey King.
By hand.
From Beijing Opera.
Post-reading
04
What is your favourite cartoon Give a brief introduction and tell your classmates why you like it.
Watch a video:
You can introduce your favourite cartoon like this:
My favourite cartoon is _________________________. The main characters are______________________. It tells the story of_______________. I like the cartoon because_______________________________________.
写一篇作文,介绍你最喜欢的动画片
Homework
Thank you!